Heat Treatment

- Define the importance and the classification of heat treatments of metallic materials;
- Outline the principal equilibrium heat treatments of steels – annealing;
- Clarify the principal non-equilibrium heat treatments of steels – quenching and tempering;
- Describe processes of oxidation and decarburization during heat treatment of steels;
- Differentiate and define the principal procedures of thermo chemical treatment of steels;
- Outline the essential heat treatments of cast irons and non-ferrous metals;
- Compare the internal structure and properties of metallic materials after heat treatments;
- Propose the appropriate heat treatment for the selected kind of material.